Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M2/M3/M4-P/M6 Rangefinder
From: Dennis Painter <dpainter@bigfoot.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 11:28:08 -0700

Hi Rick,

I can't duplicate what you see. I am wondering if there are internal
reflections causing these images.

Bests,
Dennis

Rick Dykstra wrote:
> 
> Dennis Painter wrote:
> 
> > Look again, doesn't happen. The optical design of the M (all) finder is
> > such that both images appear to be coming from an object at infinity.
> > Can't shift. Such is not the case on the LTM RF.
> 
> Hi Dennis,
> 
> Because I've been a little stumped by my results with 0.85 and 90/2
> lately, I took some test shots today.  I stuck a pin through a sheet of
> A3 paper and lay a ruler along side it.  Shots with various lenses
> looking down from an angle will help me learn how to use them, however,
> with light reflecting off the pin, I can see feint ghost images of the
> pin if I move my eye to left and right from a central viewfinder
> position.  The lesson, for me at least, is that one needs to know one's
> gear to get the best out of it.  I'll just make sure that I'm looking
> through this body the right way when I'm taking shots that count.  'nuff said.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rick Dykstra